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Gown of The Year
Fashions by New Zealand's top designers, including Gisborne's Maida Knight, were presented by Tam Cochrane in a dazzling display at the War Memorial Hall last month to large audiences.
Our photographs, taken by courtesy of Miss Cochrane at the first parade, illustrate many of the beautiful gowns modelled by the charming young ladies seen in the picture
From left they are Ann Lynch, Deidre Tomory, Emma Migliore, Yvonne Hindley, and Elaine Bullen. Tam Cochrane is at the microphone.
Elaine: The Wedding Gown without the white tulle overskirt
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Emma: "Fountain of Paradise"
Ann: Street frock in checks
Deidre: Gold Lame TV wear
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Emma: Man, what peepers you have!
Deidre: From Paris, they say«.
Ann and Emma in the wardrobe
Emma with some of the parade's sparklers.
Appreciative crowd. In centre, Maida Knight
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